Clinical Pearls: Pediatric Vaginal Bleeding
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Red alert – Infant vaginal bleeding
Infant vaginal bleeding is an alarming symptom in an infant. Although several causes can be listed, the possibility of malignancy still needs to be ruled out in view of the guarded prognosis of these uncommon infantile tumors. This case report aims to raise the awareness towards the workup and management of infantile malignancies in a baby girl.
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عنوان ژورنال: Academic Emergency Medicine
سال: 1995
ISSN: 1069-6563,1553-2712
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1995.tb03254.x